Public Transport Council Act 1987
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 PUBLIC TRANSPORT COUNCIL
3 Establishment and constitution of Public Transport Council
4 Council is body corporate
5 Functions of Council
6 Powers of Council
7 Directions by Minister
8 Appointment of committees and delegation
9 Chief Executive, officers and employees, etc.
10 Preservation of secrecy
11 Protection from personal liability
Part 3 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
12 Expenses
13 Grants to Council
14 Bank accounts and application of revenue
15 Issue of shares, etc.
16 Power of investment
17 Financial year
Part 4 PUBLIC TRANSPORT FUND
18 Public Transport Fund
19 Purposes of Public Transport Fund
20 Expenses
21 Withdrawals
22 Financial year
23 Accounts
24 Financial statements and audit
25 Dissolution of Public Transport Fund
26 Recovery for overpayment, etc., and offences
27 Public Transport Fund regulations
Part 5 LICENSING OF TICKET PAYMENT SERVICES
28 Ticket payment service licences
29 Matters to be considered by Council in granting or renewing ticket payment service licences
30 Conditions of ticket payment service licence
31 Council may provide ticket payment service
Part 6 FUEL EQUALISATION FUND
32 Establishment of Fuel Equalisation Fund
33 Contravention of section 32
Part 7 GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENCES
34 Constitution of partnership or company to be licensed
35 Licensee to submit accounts
36 Codes of practice, etc.
37 Directions affecting licensee
38 Modification of licence conditions
39 Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
40 Appeal to Minister
Part 8 BUS FARES, STREET‑HAIL AND RIDE‑HAIL FARE PRICING POLICIES AND TRAIN FARES
41 Bus, train, street-hail and ride-hail fares
42 Obtaining information for fare setting or reviews, etc.
43 Street-hail fare pricing policy orders
44 Lodgment of street‑hail fares and street‑hail common pricing schemes
45 Ride-hail fare pricing policy orders
46 Lodgment of ride-hail fares and ride-hail common pricing schemes
47 Application for approval of fares
48 Unilateral review of fares, etc.
49 Fare review mechanism
50 Contribution of proportion of fare increases
Part 9 PUBLIC TRANSPORT OFFICIALS
51 Appointment of public transport officials
52 Identification card to be produced
53 Penalty fee for bus fare or train fare evasion
54 Bus fare or train fare evasion
55 Evidentiary provisions in proceedings for bus fare or train fare evasion
56 Offence of non-payment of ride-hail fare or street-hail fare
57 Power to require evidence of identity
58 Powers of arrest
Part 10 INVESTIGATIONS
59 Investigation into affairs of licensee
60 Procedure and powers of inspectors
61 Report of inspector to be admissible in evidence
62 Costs of investigations
63 Penalty for delaying or obstructing investigation
Part 11 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
64 Penalty for unauthorised ticket payment service
65 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
66 Jurisdiction of court
67 Composition of offences
68 Recovery of sums payable
69 Moneys recovered or collected by Council
70 Exemption
71 Service of documents
72 Amendment of Schedule
73 Regulations